Seven activists from Hong Kong landed on the Diaoyu Islands at around 5:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, according to Japan Coast Guard.
The Hong Kong fishing vessel is carrying eight Chinese activists seeking to assert China's claim to the Diaoyu Islands, and it departed from Hong Kong on Sunday, according to previous media reports.
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